Japan continue their Boulder World Cup dominance

Japan has dominated the boulder scene for the last ten years and in 2023, they had six athletes among the Top-15. Mejdi Schalck skipped three events and was just 660 points behind Sorato Anraku. Had he participated and placed #10 or higher in two of the three comps, he would have won overall. Mejdi instead opted to climb outside and focus on the World Championships, "I just want to focus on Bern and put all my energy into this goal. I’m doing Innsbruck and Chamonix Lead World Cups."